Invited by Swarovski Poland to the presentation of the new collection
"Crystal Gardens", I felt honored to meet the most important fashion
magazines journalists from different countries and to participate a Fashion
Show, not just the presentation of collection, made for the press the
first time by Swarovski in Istanbul.
To the show came guests from abroad as well as the Istanbul journalist,
actress, fashion designer and celebrities.

Presentation of thenew collectiontook place inthe historicandfamousMarmaraEsmaSultanTheMansion,building onthe Bosporusin the beautiful, picturesquearea of Ortaköy, the former home ofsultanasEsma, who received it from
her father,SultanAbdulHamid as a wedding gift. Currentlyplace of manyfashion, culturalevents, and weddings.

Nathalie Colin: We live in cities, working hard, with stress, forgetting
about relaxing and to rest in the bosom of nature. We normally detached from
it. We sometimes make it into your life by planting flowers in the garden,
decorating balconies, houses, buildings. We begin to think more about the
organic form of our lives. And this desire of our contact with nature also
contributed to our new collections. The keynote was how we can put the
nature to the jewelry. Create a crystal garden.

Jak wygląda
proces powstawnia nowej kolekcji. Jak długo on trwa, jakie są jego etapy?What is the process for establishment of a new collection. How long it
takes, what are the steps?

NC: It's a process that takes about 18 months. Starting from meetings, discussions,
ideas which way to go. This is the starting point. Then we begin to put
ideas on paper. Paint shapes of many stones. And then begins the
design process, then the amendment and the final design.

Co w tym
procesie sprawia Ci największą przyjemność? Co w swojej pracy lubisz
najbardziej?What in the process makes you the greatest pleasure? What in your work you
like the most?

NC: That's a tough question. I think
the first one I made for Swarovski is very close to me. I still have a few
things from this collection. It was my first Swarovski child. I like very much
all collections created in the last three years. I could stand behind them all
and say that they are very good.

Chciałabym
spytać o Twoją książkę „Multifacets: Swarovski: Style Yourself with Jewelry”. Dlaczego
zdecydowałaś się na napisanie książki, o czym jest, do kogo jest adresowana?I would like to ask about your book "Multifacets: Swarovski: Style
Yourself with Jewelry". Why did you decide to write a book, about what it
is, to whom it is addressed?

NC: It seemed to me that people think of Swarovski as the
exclusive jewelry, which is used for important ceremonies. Women believe that
jewelry can be imposed only for a wedding, a big celebration. I wanted to show
that it is not. We should have fun with jewelry. I gave examples of how to
do it. I do not want this book to be treated like the Bible how to use jewelry,
but to inspire, how to get started using it on a daily basis. Emphasized
our personality and enjoy it at every opportunity.

Co jest najważniejsze w noszeniu biżuterii, jak
ją dobrać jak nie przekombinować w jej dobieraniu? Ja osobiście nie noszę jej
za wiele i nie umiem jej kupować...What is the most important of wearing jewelry? I personally do not
wear it too much and do not know how to buy it ...

NC: Kiedy patrzę na Ciebie widzę, że masz swój styl. Wskazuje na to, jak
wybrałaś naszyjnik z naszej nowej kolekcji, który Ci się najbardziej spodobał.
Kiedy Ci go nałożyłam wyglądałaś w nim, jakby był zaprojektowany dla Ciebie.
Wiesz dlaczego? Ty wybrałaś jego a on ciebie J. Dobrałaś go do swojego stylu, swojej
osobowości, więc przemówił do ciebie. To jest największy sekret. Energia miedzy
tobą a biżuterią. To jest to czego powinniśmy szukać w biżuterii: własnej
osobowości.NC: When I look at you I see that you have your own style. It seems like you
chose a necklace from our new collection, which you most liked. I put
it on you when, you looked with it like it was designed for you. Do
you know why? You chose it to your style, your personality, so it spoke to
you. This is the biggest secret. The energy between you and jewelery. This is
what you should look for in jewelry: their personality.

NC: I love fashion. I'm talking about it constantly, writing. I see new
things: colors, shapes. I follow it. All is ok and
fine until somebody doesn't making fun of it. Prefer disguise instead
of clothes.

NC: It is the person I always dreamed to meet. Diana Vreeland. She
could mix the components so that everything was in place. She knew how to
convey your personality through fashion. She was a real lady, even breaking
some in the fashion world . She said: I am how I am!

NC: I travel, I spend time with my daughter, cook, when not traveling. I
like Asian cuisine. It relaxes me. It is characterized by chopping vegetables,
to very small pieces. Fast cutting and chopping is a good way to
de-stress.